Title 29LaborRelease 119-73

§1842 Confirmation of registration

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 20— - MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - FURTHER PROTECTIONS FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS › § 1842

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People must confirm a farm labor contractor has a valid registration before using them to supply migrant or seasonal workers, and can rely on contractor's certificate or Department of Labor confirmation; the Secretary keeps a central registry.

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Title 29, §1842

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No person shall utilize the services of any farm labor contractor to supply any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker unless the person first takes reasonable steps to determine that the farm labor contractor possesses a certificate of registration which is valid and which authorizes the activity for which the contractor is utilized. In making that determination, the person may rely upon either possession of a certificate of registration, or confirmation of such registration by the Department of Labor. The Secretary shall maintain a central public registry of all persons issued a certificate of registration.

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Effective Date

Section effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.

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29 U.S.C. § 1842

Title 29Labor

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73